Another hugely popular regular season game, where most of America will be betting on the Patriots and betting on the underdog will yield huge results.

I can see another controversial Seattle-GB debacle. I'll be watching the flags closely tomorrow.

That's pretty much the biggest advantage the Jets have. I'm not saying this to rub in your face, but the only way the Pats can safely win this game is by running up the score to the point of embarrassment and take it out of the hands of the referees. I will be rooting for a huge first half blowout.

Another hugely popular regular season game, where most of America will be betting on the Patriots and betting on the underdog will yield huge results.

I can see another controversial Seattle-GB debacle. I'll be watching the flags closely tomorrow.

That's pretty much the biggest advantage the Jets have. I'm not saying this to rub in your face, but the only way the Pats can safely win this game is by running up the score to the point of embarrassment and take it out of the hands of the referees. I will be rooting for a huge first half blowout.

1: That debacle was caused by the replacements, not the regular refs.

2: Why would you be watching the flags? Considering we'll get flagged anytime we get within a foot of Brady, I'm pretty sure you guys will be fine.

Another hugely popular regular season game, where most of America will be betting on the Patriots and betting on the underdog will yield huge results.

I can see another controversial Seattle-GB debacle. I'll be watching the flags closely tomorrow.

That's pretty much the biggest advantage the Jets have. I'm not saying this to rub in your face, but the only way the Pats can safely win this game is by running up the score to the point of embarrassment and take it out of the hands of the referees. I will be rooting for a huge first half blowout.

Mind boggling that Patriots fans are making excuses ahead of time in case the game is close.

Nobody gets more BS gift penalties than the Pats.

We virtually never get them because we can't pass the ball and 75% of penalties these days are PI or personal fouls designed to give the offense an advantage.

It's the opposite of what we're going to do, but we should really go out and sling it on the Pats. They won't see it coming, it attacks their biggest weakness and we're not going to be able to run on them anyway. Why get behind 14-0 before we abandon the run after going 3 and out twice?

It is true. If he was on the other side of the ball, you'd be thinking the same thing as the rest of us.

Don't give me any of that "woe is me" crap. When your QB is a HoFer with a great supporting cast, wins 11+ games a year, and have the refs in your back pockets, you don't get to feel sorry for yourselves.

Are you suggesting NFL referees are taking money from vegas casinos to essentially shave points?

The better argument, IMO, is that the NFL wants the prime time/national games to be close for ratings reasons.

Accusing a ref crew of being a bunch of Tim Donaghy's is a pretty serious accusation (particularly from a fan of a team who plays in a major market and has had a ton of success in recent years).

No doubt in my mind NFL games get cooked every single year. NFL is the easiest sport in the world to rig and way too much money at stake.

And what you are suggesting is probably true as well. Quite likely the NFL has their hand in as well at times and a lot of times it requires the refs in order to get their "close games".

So yeah, if it was between Brady and Sanchez as far as getting calls, I wouldn't be worried. But when you are talking about hundreds of millions and likely even billions of dollars at stake vs a popular quarterback, or even a popular team, then it's no longer about Brady or Sanchez or the Patriots or Jets. It's about money and whatever outcome makes them the most.